In the last 8 weeks in the US alone:
Struck by lightning in Georgia, one dies, two injured
Motorcyclist found confused after being hit by lightning bolt
Man killed by lightning strike in South Florida; friends badly burned
2 dead, 3 injured in Kentucky farm lightning strike
Dozen soldiers hit by lightning in Colorado
Two dead, one injured in Arizona lightning strike
9 People Struck By Lightning Near Wellington
I'm not sure if this number in the time period is anything out of the ordinary, it just seems to me that I've been seeing a lot of these kind of stories lately, and I suppose it's hard to tell if people are being hit more often because a lot probably go unreported.
For reference:
According to the 2008 annual Lightning Detection Conference, an estimated 24,000 people are killed by lightning strikes around the world each year and about 240,000 are injured. According to the NOAA, over the last 20 years, the United States averaged 51 annual lightning strike fatalities. According to this site, men are killed by lightning four-times more often than women. Statistically, males account for 84 percent of all lightning related deaths.
Have a look at the video here:
http://www.sott.net/article/266352-Violent-lightning-strike-caught-on-Tennessee-security-camera
If this is lightning, shouldn't there be a flash? Something clearly hits the ground, so the lack of flash can't be explained by it hitting the tree(s).
Struck by lightning in Georgia, one dies, two injured
Motorcyclist found confused after being hit by lightning bolt
Man killed by lightning strike in South Florida; friends badly burned
2 dead, 3 injured in Kentucky farm lightning strike
Dozen soldiers hit by lightning in Colorado
Two dead, one injured in Arizona lightning strike
9 People Struck By Lightning Near Wellington
I'm not sure if this number in the time period is anything out of the ordinary, it just seems to me that I've been seeing a lot of these kind of stories lately, and I suppose it's hard to tell if people are being hit more often because a lot probably go unreported.
For reference:
According to the 2008 annual Lightning Detection Conference, an estimated 24,000 people are killed by lightning strikes around the world each year and about 240,000 are injured. According to the NOAA, over the last 20 years, the United States averaged 51 annual lightning strike fatalities. According to this site, men are killed by lightning four-times more often than women. Statistically, males account for 84 percent of all lightning related deaths.
Have a look at the video here:
http://www.sott.net/article/266352-Violent-lightning-strike-caught-on-Tennessee-security-camera
If this is lightning, shouldn't there be a flash? Something clearly hits the ground, so the lack of flash can't be explained by it hitting the tree(s).